The second season of Dexter premiered on September 30, 2007,[1] and ended on December 16, 2007.[2] "It's Alive", the season premiere, attracted 1.09 million viewers in the United States,[3] making Dexter the first Showtime series to attract more than a million viewers with a season premiere.[4] The season finale, "The British Invasion", attracted 1.4 million viewers,[5] making it the program's most-watched episode until the airing of the season three finale, "Do You Take Dexter Morgan?".[6] Including digital video recorder (DVR) usage, season two was watched by an average of 2.4 million viewers on a weekly basis through 11 full weeks, outperforming season one by 21%.[5] The season received universal acclaim from critics, and was praised as "one of the best shows on TV this decade" by the
